Mechanical Engineer Project Management
Resume:
Louis J. Larsen
Winchester, VA *****
********@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Manufacturing/Process Engineering Professional experienced in project management, preventive maintenance scheduling analysis and implementation, facility maintenance and utility management to improve productivity while reducing expenses. Quickly master processes with a clear understanding of the operations for various manufacturing operations from blending through finishing operations. Hands on, experienced in dealing with numerous trades and professions in the installation or repair of equipment. Instrumental in leading the Engineering Department to complete projects on time, on budget that meet or exceed expected performance. Understand the concept of contributing to the team at all levels. Key member of the management team that turn an organization that had a significant profit loss to a $3.5 million profitable organization by implementing Lean Manufacturing Practices, Six Sigma and Kaizen Manufacturing Practices.
Skill Sets
AutoCAD
Director Engineering and Maintenance
Document Control
Engineering and Maintenance Schedules
Kaizen Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing
Maintenance PM Planning
Microsoft office
New Equipment Start-up and Documentation Experience
P & ID, PDF revisions
Process Analysis
Project Management
Project Planning
Root cause analysis
Safety Compliance Training
Six Sigma
Spare parts inventory control and part requirement analysis.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Clorox Corporation Dec 2024 – Present
Plant Engineering Manager
Lead and manage capital projects from inception through feasibility, business justification, detailed engineering, equipment selection, installation, and commissioning to achieve a successful vertical start-up.
Drive equipment and systems efficiency improvements, cost savings, and upgrades to enhance operational performance.
Provide both day-to-day and long-term technical support to Operations and Maintenance teams, identifying and addressing process maintenance and continuous improvement opportunities.
Act as a key technical resource for maintenance and production staff, offering problem-solving expertise and driving the implementation of effective solutions.
Consulting Business (self-employment) 2022 – Dec 2024
Engineering and Maintenance Procedures
Process Design Review and Analysis
Capital Project Management
Facility Maintenance and Management
Utility Management and Analysis
Preventive Maintenance Requirements
8th AVE FOOD and PROVISIONS (RIVIANA FOODS INC.), Winchester, VA 2016 – 2022
Maintenance Manager
Provide engineering and maintenance leadership to 3 Leads and 18 Maintenance Technicians.
Managed and annual maintenance budget of $1.4 million for spare parts, outside contractors and equipment upgrades.
Implemented maintenance and engineering procedures to better manage the department and equipment modifications.
Developed and implemented the preventive maintenance program for the pasta manufacturing department.
Planning and scheduling manpower and contractors for shutdown activity related to production equipment maintenance and installation.
Work closely with Engineering, Production and Quality to ensure production demands are exceeded daily.
Director of Cost Effectiveness Program, control and monitor cost to eliminate wasteful spending practices.
TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC., Front Royal, VA 1997 - 2016
Director of Engineering 2010 - 2016
Provided engineering and maintenance leadership to 14 subordinates with scheduling of shutdowns by managing an annual budget in excess of $3,400,000 by taking advantage of scheduled downtimes to perform maintenance functions to minimize impact to production schedule.
Schedule and monitor short- and long-term equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, building maintenance and capital project budgets and manpower requirements to ensure the vendors and contractor activity coordinate with the arrival of equipment and support systems (electrical and mechanical hardware) to ensure that the project has the least impact to the production lines.
Improved the preventive maintenance downtime requirements by 12 hours per event by using the production technicians do perform cleaning activities previously conducted by maintenance which allowed for each line to come back on-line during the night shift. Financially this added $48k monthly to product available for sales.
Installed a reverse osmosis system that would allow for production water to be filtered and reused versus having a single pass through the facility before being discharged back to the town at an annual expense of $500k for water and sewer.
Manager of Engineering 2003 - 2010
Develop and implemented engineering and maintenance operating procedures pertaining to all aspects of the department along with document control for (Engineering Flow Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams, and equipment schematics) used to assist in trouble shooting and for process product development.
Directed Engineering Department in the design and development of a roll converting machine that converted 42-inch diameter rolls into 8-foot diameter rolls for a flooring customer. This prototype machine was in service for 1.5 years resulting more than $500k in sales until a custom winder could be purchased from an equipment manufacturer.
Manage environmental engineer to ensure that facility stays compliant with local, state, and federal regulations along with making the facility Zero landfill compliant as directed by corporate management.
Modified the recovery system that would separate the water from the bath media by venting the steam to atmosphere versus converting it back to water and then discharging water back to the town for a fee. Initially the saving was $250k per year which increased 8% per year from the original installation in 2010.
Monitor daily utility usage to determine areas of high usage and investigate down to root cause to resolve the situation. Excessive water usage has a significant impact to gas and electric costs if it is not monitored and corrected before water is discharged to the recovery system.
Installed a water well for the back half of the facility taking it off the town supply resulting in an annual savings of $75k.
Mechanical Engineer 1997 - 2003
Install new production equipment to increase productivity with reducing manufacturing costs without interrupting existing production requirements such as a $2.4 million extrusion line, $45k evaporator vent to atmosphere which saved $300k in water and sewer savings.
Worked with the Depart of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the installation of an air scrubber system that would reduce visible exhaust emission by less than 10 percent. Facility was facing a daily penalty of $5k per day until a viable solution was installed. By working with the DEQ the fine was avoided, and a path forward was identified and funded.
ABEX FRICTION PRODUCTS, Winchester, VA
Implemented the design, fabrication, installation, and startup of work cells that combined three operations into one cell operated by one technician resulting in reduced production time, handling procedures and workforce requirements. During a three period went from two work cells to fourteen work cells that were moved to Orangeburg SC where an additional six cells where installed that produce 90% of disc brakes manufactured in North America for original equipment and aftermarket sales. Along with the work cells, 10 finishing lines consisting of deburring, grinding and powder coating systems.
ABEX RESEARCH CENTER, Mahwah, NJ
Prepared proposals, schedules, test procedures, final reports, and supervised technicians during machinability studies for various divisions in the organization to determine production-machining practices for new alloys developed by the metallurgy lab.
SPARTAN DESIGN, Randolph, NJ
Design and detail elevator components for Westinghouse Elevator Co.
PUBLICATIONS:
Developed over ninety engineering and maintenance procedures detailing requirements for the successful implementation for capital projects, maintenance activities, equipment breakdown follow up analysis procedures and preventive maintenance activities used in the organization in Virginia with some being incorporated at the Rhode Island facility.
Developed Safe Work permit used when performing activities that have no formal written work instruction, procedure later adopted by the production department.
Worked with accounting department developing asset documentation, depreciation and tracking procedures used at the corporate level.
MILITARY:
U.S. Navy Honorable Discharge - E5, Top Secret Clearance
Cryptologic Technician – monitor electronic communication systems of surface vessels and submarines from the former Soviet Union to track activities and position which was forwarded to the Pentagon for dissemination to the appropriate agencies.
EDUCATION:
BSME New Jersey Institute of Technology
AAS County College of Morris
Registered Environmental Manager - REM 11795
Pneumatic Conveying for Bulk Solids
Manager Training Seminars – internal training sessions developed by Toray America.
WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Present – Engineering and maintenance consultant.
2023 – 2016 – Maintenance Manager, 8 Ave Food and Provisions (Riviana Food), Winchester, VA
2016 – 1997 – Director of Engineering, Toray Plastics America, Front Royal, VA
1997 – 1990 – Design and Project Engineer, Abex Friction Products, Winchester, VA
1990 – 1985 – Mechanical Engineer, Abex Research Center, Mahwah, NJ
1985 – 1982 – Mechanical Engineer, Spartan Design, Randolph, NJ
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